Minesweeping by OConnell and Love, is a collaboration between Larry Love (lead singer, Alabama 3) and long-time songwriting partner Brendan OConnell, who co-wrote much of Larrys first solo album, Ghost Flight, released under the name of Robert Love in 2006. Kris Kristofferson credited Ghost Flight as one of the best debuts Ive ever heard. Always working together between their personal music ventures, Brendan and Larry are joined on Minesweeping by featured guest vocalists Rumer, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tenor Fly, Pete Doherty, Aurora Dawn and June Miles-Kingston The cast of guest musicians is no less diverse, and includes Seggs Jennings (The Ruts DC), Jay Darlington (Oasis), Seamus Beaghen (formerly of Madness), Owen If (Stereo MCs) and Rob Shirakbari These unusual collaborations bring a genre-defying album full of surprises, just as the title Minesweeping implies. An eclectic box of songwriting treasures, its a complex album that will draw you in deeper with each listen. There is no greater joy or honour for musicians than exploring the cultural and musical crossovers that occur when we visit each others trenches, try out each others armoury and venture together into no mans land says Love.